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Govt. Committed to boosting trade competitiveness: Prime Minister
Daily FT
|December 13, 2025
Addressing 27th Presidential Export Awards, the PM reiterates Govt. intends to streamline trade facilitation, Customs processes, and investment approvals Says progress depends not merely on policies or administration, but on the ability to produce, to create value, and compete internationally Assures Govt. taking steps to support exporters hit by Ditwa
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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya
PRIME Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said the Government was committed to rolling out a slew of reforms to help the export sector bridge the competitiveness gap between local producers and global markets.
She reiterated that the Government is taking steps to strengthen local exporters by making trade facilitation, Customs procedures, and investment approvals more efficient, and by improving export services.
The Prime Minister made these remarks while addressing the 27th Presidential Export Awards 2024/25 on Thursday ceremony organised by the Industries and Industrial Development Ministry together with the Export Development Board.
A total of 107 awards including 15 overall awards and 92 sectoral awards for products and services were presented. Merit awards were also presented to eligible sectors based on applicants' performance and their contribution to national economic development.
Awardees were selected on several criteria such as export market diversification, job creation, growth in export revenue, repatriation of export income, environmental sustainability, institutional social responsibility, and value addition.
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